Box Score 1 | Box Score 3 PLYMOUTH, Wis. – Lakeland University was in control in both matches and earned two wins its first home men's volleyball triangular of the season, sweeping Maranatha Baptist University and the University of Olivet (Mich.) Saturday afternoon at the Moose & Dona Woltzen Gymnasium.

The Muskies defeated Maranatha Baptist 25-13, 25-11, 25-14 in the opening match of the day, and then downed Olivet 25-12, 25-17, 29-27 later in the day. Lakeland improved to 3-2 overall on the young season.

The Muskies opened the day with an excellent showing against Maranatha (0-2 overall), hitting .314 as a team (38 kills, 11 errors) and also posting 12 service aces. Lakeland only trailed once in the match, early in the first set before quickly pulling ahead and cruising the rest of the match.

Middle blocker Joe Butterfield (Brookfield, Wis.) had the best match of his collegiate career so far, finishing with 13 kills without an error for a .765 attack percentage. Butterfield tied a Lakeland varsity program record for hitting percentage in a match, matching Desmond Williams who posted 14 kills with one error in 17 attacks against Wittenberg (Ohio) University Jan. 19, 2019.

Butterfield also added four service aces. Connor Lewis (So.-Oak Lawn, Ill.) also finished with seven kills plus four digs and two service aces, Drake Schleihs (Sr.-Appleton, Wis.) posted five kills and six digs, and Roger Sauvage (Sr.-Seattle, Wash.) finished with seven digs. Blake Schultz (Fr.-North Prairie, Wis.) also finished with 19 assists and Joe Bieganski (So.-Hartford, Wis.) contributed four kills, five digs and two aces.

The Muskies continued their hot play through the first two sets and the start of the third set against Olivet. Lakeland hit a scorching .476 in the first set with 12 kills and two errors in 21 attacks, and then went on a 6-0 run late to win the second set comfortably.

The Comets (1-2 overall) warmed up in the third set, coming back from an 11-4 deficit to take the lead at 23-22 late. Olivet earned a set point at 24-23 after a kill by Payton Hastings, but Sage Xiong (So.-Erie, Colo.) responded with a kill and the Muskies would get to match point four times. Lakeland reached match point at 25-24 but needed three more chances at match point until Chase Anderson (Sr.-Hartford, Wis.) and Jordan Davis-Troller (Sr.-Cottage Grove, Wis.) combined for a block to close it out.

Jakob Donohue (Sr.-Milwaukee, Wis.) led Lakeland with eight kills and Eli Weinrich (Sr.-Mequon, Wis.) added six kills, six digs and four service aces. Anderson also added 26 assists, four kills and two aces and libero Luke Schultz (Fr.-Waukesha, Wis.) posted nine digs.

Silas Martin led Olivet with seven kills and added four blocks (two solo, two assisted). Jared Carter also added 24 assists and seven digs for the Comets, who hit .081 with 29 kills and 22 errors.

Olivet defeated Maranatha Baptist in four sets in the middle match of the day, prevailing 25-10, 25-22, 20-25, 25-22. Micah Stine led Olivet with 15 kills while Steven Johnson posted eight kills for the Sabercats, who finished 0-20 last year but won a set in a match for the first time since Feb. 2024.

Lakeland continues its busy early season non-conference schedule, playing at home again tomorrow against Illinois Wesleyan University at noon at the Woltzen Gymnasium.